How To Make Moroccan Chicken and Couscous Soup
For a filling and rich meal, whip up this easy couscous soup recipe, one that’s packed with heartily-seasoned chicken and tender veggies!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspcooking oil
- 1onion
- 1lbchicken,boneless
- ¼tspcayenne
- 1tspground cumin
- 1¾tspsalt
- ¼tspfresh ground black pepper
- 1sweet potato,(about ½ lb)
- 1zucchini
- ¾cuptomato puree
- 4cupswater,(1 quart)
- 2cupchicken broth,low sodium
- ½cupcouscous
- ⅓cupfresh parsley,chopped
Instructions
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In a large pot, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, until translucent.
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Increase the heat to moderately high. Add the chicken, cayenne, cumin, salt and pepper to the pot.
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Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Stir in the sweet potato, zucchini, tomato puree, water and broth.
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Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
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Add the couscous to the soup. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the pot from the heat.
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Let the soup stand, covered, for 2 minutes, then add the parsley.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 498.08kcal
- Fat: 26.17g
- Saturated Fat: 5.91g
- Trans Fat: 0.14g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 12.35g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.08g
- Carbohydrates: 36.00g
- Fiber: 4.24g
- Sugar: 7.87g
- Protein: 29.34g
- Cholesterol: 88.65mg
- Sodium: 1391.21mg
- Calcium: 81.97mg
- Potassium: 834.18mg
- Iron: 3.23mg
- Vitamin A: 311.79µg
- Vitamin C: 24.87mg
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